Pala Era Kurukulla Devi Murthy


পালযুগের কুরুকুল্লা মূর্তি। বজ্রযানে অমিতাভকুলে উপাসিতা। সাধনমালা অনুযায়ী এই রূপটি তারোদ্ভবা কুরুকুল্লার; চার হাতে যথাক্রমে ধনুর্বাণ অঙ্কুশ ও রক্তপদ্ম ধারণ করে রিপুদেহের উপর ইনি তাণ্ডব নৃত্য করেন। বর্তমানে ব্রোঞ্জ নির্মিত মূর্তিটি কলকাতা আর্ট গ্যালারিতে আছে। সেখানে কালী বলে চিহ্নিত করা আছে। খুবই সঙ্গত। কারণ তন্ত্রে কালীর সাধনক্রমের উত্থানের পর কুরুকুল্লা কালীর পঞ্চদশ নিত্যার অন্তর্গত হয়ে যান এবং রক্তকালী নামেও অভিহিত হন। পালযুগের বাঙালির ভাস্কর্যের অপরূপ নিদর্শন এই মাতৃকা মূর্তি।

Mantra: ওঁ কুরুকুল্লে হুম হ্রীং স্বাহা।

কুরুকুল্লা শ্রীকুল ও কালীকুল উভয়েই উপাসিতা। বজ্রযান এবং তন্ত্রের বিভিন্ন শাখায় এঁর অগণিত সাধনক্রম বর্তমান। 

অনেকে মা ষোড়শীর বৌদ্ধ তান্ত্রিক রূপ মনে করেন মা কুরুকুল্লাকে।

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